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As the 2024 NBA Playoffs have gone on, one of the interesting network subplots has been about the future of games on TNT.
The NBA has multiple multi-billion dollar agreements with networks like ABC and ESPN and recently gave out new packages to NBC and Amazon, notably leaving out TNT.
TNT’s executives reportedly decided to shift their money toward covering college football instead of bargaining for NBA rights, a confusing decision that’s left the future of the popular show “Inside the NBA” up in the air.
As of now, the crew led by Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Ernie Johnson, and Shaquille O’Neal will have a final season covering the league during the 2024-25 NBA campaign but their future beyond that is uncertain.
Fans have let it be known that they want to see the group continue to cover the league, though there haven’t been any definitive plans on how that’ll work moving forward.
However, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made it sound like the crew will continue to have their opportunities to do what they do best together.
“Oh no, we’re never going to lose Charles and Kenny,” Silver said. “They’re always going to be covering the NBA. We’re all still talking, who knows how it’s going to work out.”
Adam Silver says that Barkley, Shaq, Kenny and the TNT crew will still be performing after the TNT contract expires.
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Silver seems to understand how pivotal the crew is to covering the league as they’ve been one of the best basketball programs for decades.
There have been some rumors that the group could simply form their own show and partner with another network, though that remains to be seen.
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